Australia's first election!
A Dive into Australia's First Federal Election
Test your knowledge of one of the most significant events in Australian history—its first federal election! This quiz examines key aspects of the election, from seat counts to remarkable incidents that occurred along the way.
Challenge yourself with questions such as:
- How many seats were in the House of Representatives?
- What was the Hopeton Blunder?
- Which parties won the most seats?
How many seats were in the house of representatives?
75
51
30
100
How many seats were uncontested?
0
6
15
20
What was the Hopeton Blunder?
The Governor General appointed somone who didn't have support and so resigned
The Governor General had an accident at a town called Hopeton
The small community of Hopeton disobeyed the electoral commission and refused to allow voting
A politician called Mr Hopeton couldn't recall the unemployment rate and the interest rate when asked by journalists
All parties supported the White Australia policy, except for one Parliamentarian. What was his name?
Edmund Barton
Alfred Deakin
Bruce Smith
Billy Hughes
Which party won the most seats in the House of Representatives?
Free Traders
Protectionists
Labour
Independents
Which party won the most seats in the Senate?
Free Traders
Protectionists
Labour
Independents
In which two states were women able two vote?
Victoria and New South Wales
Victoria and Tasmania
New South Wales and South Australia
South Australia and Western Australia
Which two states did not allow First Nations vote?
Queensland and Western Australia
Tasmania and Northern Territory
Queensland and Northern Territory
Victoria and New South Wales
William Lyne was one of only two candidates to use a car in the campaign. Why did he have one?
He was a close relative of Henry Ford and was gifted the car
He stole a car and used it on the campaign
He was the Premier of NSW at the time and used his official Premier’s car
He built his own car for the campaign
Which one of the following complaints were lodged with the AEC on voting day?
Ballots were being lost because it was windy
The pencils in the polling booth were too blunt
There was no scrutineering
There were voting pamphlets in other languages
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